Body found sealed in barrel was Chula Vista music producer, cops say

CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- A man whose decomposing body was found stuffed inside a sealed barrel chained to the bottom of the San Diego Bay last month was a 28-year-old music producer from Chula Vista, who was last seen alive on Sept. 30, but no arrests have been announced in the case.

The remains of Omar Medina were found in the plastic drum in the harbor on Oct. 12, Chula Vista police said.

Six days after the discovery of the barrel, investigators said they had identified the body but were withholding the victim's name to avoid compromising the ongoing homicide investigation.

Chula Vista police have not released any other details about the case, but said shortly after the discovery of the drum that further details would be released when doing so "no longer affects the investigation."

The 55-gallon drum was discovered by a diver cleaning his boat. It was floating on the surface of the harbor and attached to a chain weighted down by an underwater concrete block. Authorities snared it and towed it to Chula Vista Marina off J Street and Marina Parkway.